Main Navigation

News & Stories

Maya Wiley Responds to Call for Rough Treatment of Suspects

August 10, 2017

Former Skadden Fellow Maya Wiley ('92) was featured in a Politico Q&A in which she responded to President Trump's statement encouraging police officers to be "rough" with people they arrest ("New York Playbook Interview: Maya Wiley," Aug. 4). Maya said, "The rhetoric was very much incendiary, offensive, dangerous, shameful and shocking." Maya is chair of New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board.